Anemone plant named &#39;APANFARRH&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Anemone  plant named ‘APANFARRH’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; single-type flowers that are red purple in color and arranged in tight inflorescences; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Anemone hupehensis.

Cultivar denomination: ‘APANFARRH’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Anemone, botanically known as Anemone hupehensis and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘APANFARRH’.

The new Anemone plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan. The objective of the breeding program is to create new compact Anemone plants with numerous attractive flowers.

The new Anemone plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor on Sep. 14, 2011 in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan of Anemone hupehensis ‘Diana’, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent, with an unnamed selection of Anemone hupehensis, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Anemone plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan on Sep. 20, 2013.

Asexual reproduction of the new Anemone by root cuttings in a controlled environment in Yamatsuri-machi, Fukushima, Japan since Oct. 10, 2013 has shown that the unique features of this new Anemone plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Anemone have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and various cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘APANFARRH’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘APANFARRH’ as a new and distinct Anemone plant:

-   -   1. Upright and compact plant habit.     -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.     -   3. Early and freely flowering habit.     -   4. Single-type flowers that are red purple in color and arranged         in tight inflorescences.     -   5. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the female parent, ‘Diana’. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plants of ‘Diana’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of         ‘Diana’.     -   2. Plants of the new Anemone are more freely flowering than         plants of ‘Diana’.     -   3. Plants of the new Anemone and ‘Diana’ differ in flower color         as plants of ‘Diana’ have pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the male parent selection. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are taller than plants of the male         parent selection.     -   2. Plants of the new Anemone are more freely flowering than         plants of the male parent selection.     -   3. Plants of the new Anemone and the male parent selection         differ in flower color as plants of the male parent selection         have pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of Anemone hupehensis ‘Pretty Lady Susan’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,331. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ differ primarily in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of         ‘Pretty Lady Susan’.     -   2. Plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ differ in         flower color as plants of ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ have deep         pink-colored flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Anemone plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Anemone plant.

The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘APANFARRH’ in a container.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet comprises a close-up view of a typical flowering plant of ‘APANFARRH’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet comprises a close-up view of typical leaves of ‘APANFARRH’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in 17-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Mijdrecht, The Netherlands and under cultural practices typical of commercial Anemone production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 14° C. to 28° C. and night temperatures ranged from 6° C. to 16° C. Plants were four months old when the photographs and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Anemone hupehensis ‘APANFARRH’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Anemone hupehensis ‘Diana’, not             patented.         -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unnamed selection of Anemone             hupehensis, not patented. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type.—In vitro propagation.         -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 15 days at soil             temperatures of 20° C. to 25° C.         -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 25 days at soil             temperatures of 15° C. to 20° C.         -   Root description.—Medium in thickness, fleshy; typically             white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on             substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and             formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of             roots.         -   Rooting habit.—Moderately freely branching; medium density. -   Plant description:     -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial; upright and             compact plant habit with leaves developing from basal             rosettes; about 30 basal rosettes developing per plant;             narrowly ovate to narrowly oblong in shape; moderately             vigorous growth habit.         -   Plant height.—About 37.8 cm.         -   Plant diameter.—About 33.4 cm. -   Leaf description:     -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate; compound with three leaflets per             leaf.         -   Length, leaves.—About 9 cm.         -   Width, leaves.—About 8.4 cm.         -   Length, leaflets.—About 6.9 cm.         -   Width, leaflets.—About 3.5 cm.         -   Shape, leaves.—Broadly ovate.         -   Shape, leaflets.—Ovate to broadly ovate.         -   Apex, leaflets.—Acute.         -   Base, leaflets.—Obtuse to hastate.         -   Margin, leaflets.—Serrate.         -   Texture and luster, leaflets, upper surface.—Sparsely             pubescent; slightly glossy.         -   Texture and luster, leaflets, lower surface.—Moderately             pubescent along veins; dull.         -   Venation pattern, leaflets.—Palmate, laciniate.         -   Color.—Developing leaflets, upper surface: Close to between             143A and 144A. Developing leaflets, lower surface: Close to             143B. Fully expanded leaflets, upper surface: Slightly             darker than between NN137A and 147A; venation, close to             144A. Fully expanded leaflets, lower surface: Close to             between 148B and 191B; venation, close to 144A.         -   Leaf petioles.—Length: About 11.4 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.             Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color,             upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.         -   Leaflet petioles.—Length: About 1.7 cm. Diameter: About             1 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.             Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143B. -   Flower description:     -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Single-type rotate             flowers arranged in simple and compound cymes; freely             flowering habit with 600 flowers developing per plant;             flowers face mostly upright to slightly outwardly.         -   Fragrance.—None detected.         -   Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Anemone begin             flowering about 10.5 months after planting and flower during             the late summer in The Netherlands.         -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about one week on             the plant; flowers not persistent.         -   Inflorescence height.—About 20.3 cm.         -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 12.3 cm.         -   Flower diameter.—About 5.9 cm by 7 cm.         -   Flower length (depth).—About 1.7 cm.         -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm.             Shape: Ovate. Color: Close to between N186C and 200A;             towards the base, close to 145A to 145B.         -   Petals.—Absent.         -   Sepals.—Quantity and arrangement: Five arranged in a single             whorl. Length: About 3.4 cm. Width: About 2.4 cm. Shape:             Obovate. Apex: Obtuse to broadly acute. Base: Attenuate.             Margin: Entire; undulate. Texture and luster, upper surface:             Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Texture and luster, lower             surface: Densely pubescent; matte. Color: When opening,             upper surface: Close to 71A to 71C. When opening, lower             surface: Close to 72C to 72D and N186C; towards the base,             close to 146D. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 71A and             slightly darker than 71B and 71C; color does not fade with             development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 71A and             NN74C; color does not fade with development.         -   Peduncles.—Length: About 25.3 cm. Diameter: About 3.5 mm.             Aspect: Mostly erect to 10° from vertical. Strength: Strong.             Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 143A.         -   Pedicels.—Length: About 8.4 cm. Diameter: About 0.125 mm.             Aspect: Erect to about 30° from the peduncle axis. Strength:             Strong. Color: Close to 138A occasionally tinged with close             to between N200A to 200B.         -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen number per flower:             About 190. Filament length: About 6 mm. Filament color:             Close to NN155C to NN155D. Anther shape: Reniform. Anther             length: About 1 mm. Anther color: Close to 17B. Amount of             pollen: Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 11D. Gynoecium:             Pistil number per flower: About 200. Pistil length: About             1 mm. Stigma shape: Club-shaped. Stigma color: Close to             N144C. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style color: Close to             N144D. Ovary color: Close to 145A.         -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit development have not been             observed on plants of the new Anemone. -   Garden performance: Plants of the new Anemone have been observed to     have good garden performance, to tolerate high temperatures of about     35° C. and to be hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 4. -   Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Anemone have not been     observed to be resistant to pests and pathogens common to Anemone     plants. 

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Anemone plant named ‘APANFARRH’ as illustrated and described. 